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| Year | Stories |
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| 1858 | 3 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 19 |
| 1877 | 19 |
| 1878 | 5 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 17 |
| 1884 | 8 |
| 1885 | 14 |
| 1886 | 7 |
| 1887 | 9 |
| 1888 | 9 |
| 1889 | 39 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 25 |
| 1892 | 41 |
| 1893 | 36 |
| 1894 | 26 |
| 1895 | 55 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 12 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 14 |
| 1904 | 16 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 9 |
| 1909 | 24 |
| 1910 | 4 |
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| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 2 |
471 stories matching round
- The Mail Must Go Through
When the routes to White Bluffs were severed, the isolated town pooled their resources to retrieve the mail.
- The Midnight Round-Up at the Central Police Station
A night of arrests in late 1870s Seattle lands a group of local characters in the city's lock-up, marking an ordinary, albeit unrecorded, night of territorial justice.
- The Round-Faced Commissioner and the Judge on Trial
San Juan County's own officials were hauled to Olympia to vouch for a judge's character — and the Seattle papers made sport of them.
- A Tavern Shooting Over a Refused Drink
A notorious local man opens fire in a saloon after a laborer refuses his offer to share a round.
- The Benefit Smoker for Striking Switchmen
Everett workers filled Fraternal Hall for a night of wrestling and boxing to support switchmen during their long-running strike.
- The Saloon Brawl That Ended in a Knockout
A violent confrontation at a local saloon left a mystery man with a black eye and a story that didn't add up.
- The Pugilists of Front Street
A boxing exhibition at the Seattle Theater draws hundreds for a night of 'scientific' sparring and amateur matches.
- A Secret Prize Fight in the Southern Woods
A small group of spectators gathered in a secluded nook to watch a 'scientific contest' between two local pugilists.
- The Brutal Prize Fight at the Neeley Building
A crowd of 300 spectators, including many from Seattle, gathered in Auburn to watch a lopsided boxing match that ended in a bloody knockout.
- The Great Drift: Seattle’s First Regatta Ends in a Tie with the Wind
Fifteen boats battled light airs and navigational errors during the July 4th celebration on Puget Sound, proving that even in 1876, Seattle's weather was as unpredictable as its politics.
- Police Sweep Targets Opium Dens
A police detective executes a raid on several laundries suspected of being opium dens, seizing pipes and bowls as evidence.
- The Carousel Tragedy: A Seattle Heartbreak
When two inseparable shop girls fell for the same carousel operator, a romantic misunderstanding led to a devastating, silent exit.
- 12,000 Cattle Roundup—Only 100 Good Enough to Sell
A Yakima rancher returned from the Columbia roundup with a hard tally: a long winter and scarce feed left almost the entire herd unfit for market.
- The Perilous Bathing of the Seattle Snake-House
A keeper's routine bath for his serpents turns into a life-or-death struggle when a 14-foot boa constrictor decides to coil around his leg.
- Everett Business Leaders Propose a Community Workshop
The Commercial Association pitches an industrial scheme to local carpenters to keep Everett's mechanics employed year-round.
- The Cowboy Lion Hunters of Rock Creek
Two local stockmen display frontier grit by lassoing a massive lion in the hills near Yakima.
- The Record-Breaking Voyage of the Cassandra Adams
Built in Port Ludlow, this sturdy vessel proves its mettle on the high seas.
- Three Men Vanished Into Commencement Bay
A sailboat left a Tacoma boathouse with three unknown men aboard. Days later, searchers were still scanning the Sound.
- The Ex-Mayor and the Drainage Ditch
A former Tacoma mayor pivots from city hall to heavy civil engineering, bringing a crew of eighteen to remake the Richland landscape.
- The Night Seattle's Chief Emptied the Variety District
A weekend sweep of Seattle's saloon district ended with twenty arrests and most prisoners ordered out of town within twenty-four hours.
- The Race That Beat the Sea: How a Local Yacht Outpaced the Coast
Captain Burns’ Pacific coaster claims victory in a thrilling seven-round duel against the Dashing Wave, proving that beating to windward is what truly tells.
- Fisticuffs at City Hall
A drainage ditch dispute erupts into a physical brawl between two men in the county commissioners' corridor.
- The Hustlers Claim Victory in a Thrilling Baseball Showdown
A spectacular performance by Seattle’s baseball team secures another win over the reigning champions from Portland, cementing a local streak.
- The Bailey Gatzert Goes Dark: Seattle’s Favorite Steamer Laid Up for Bankruptcy
Despite being a beloved fixture of Puget Sound travel, the steamer Bailey Gatzert has been suspended from service because passenger traffic cannot cover its operating costs. With $2,000 lost on its recent Tacoma run and no sleeping quarters to justify a northern route, the vessel sits idle while officials debate a new one-day round-trip to Victoria.
- The Sausage-Maker’s Siege
A local merchant finds his business—and his family—hounded by a neighborhood rumor mill gone wild.